I was watching football when the text came. A death on the street, a woman found unresponsive and pronounced dead. Earlier that day she had left The Project and hugged one of the support workers on her way out. There is huge sadness. What makes this death different is the 'street celebrity’ status. Within a couple of hours of the death the first social media appeared, “Social media icon” found dead. ... “Just for likes, that’s what it comes down to. They exploited her just for likes.” When we say exploited, that’s what we mean. It wasn’t a casual filming of someone you come across, which many think is bad enough. No, she was sought out, she told us she was given money to be on social media, to swim in fountains in the middle of winter or dance in an inebriated state like a performing clown or whatever. Under the Arches #14 - 'Just for likes' is now live. Please go to https://lnkd.in/eiP5tzJr to read the full blog.
A truly heartbreaking read 💔
This is heart breaking that people will behave in such a manner.
so sad x
A well written but very sad sign of the times we are living in. Thanks Tim
Very sad and a shocking indictment of our society
Head of Public Health (Drugs, Alcohol, Safer Communities) Leeds City Council and Postgraduate Research Student at ScHARR, University of Sheffield, posting in a personal capacity.
2moMay she rest in peace. Thinking of her family and of all the staff who supported her and who are impacted by her tragic death. Take care.